Internet Resources
Suppliers- National Bee Supplies
- Maisemore
- Thorne
- Simon the Beekeeper
- Bee Equipment
- Affordable Bee Supplies
- Beekeeping Supplies
- Abelo
- Northern Bee Books
General Information
- BIBBA-Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association.
- BBKA which should be top of your list of favourites.
- Beebase which should also be at the top of your favourites list.
- American Bee Journal has a lot of information for all beekeepers.
- Vita Bee Health has resources about bee diseases.
- Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium for technical data.
- European Union Reference Body for Bee Health more technical data.
- Bee Health- for American articles on bee health.
- Scientific Beekeeping- a useful American site.
- Apimondia
- Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society
- COLOSS - Honey Bee Research Association
- Bee Farmers' Association
- National Diploma in Beekeeping.
- Wiki Beekeeping
- Northumbrian Bees A site with lots of useful information.
- Bees Partners An interesting site.
Gardening for bees.
- DIY Gardening for bee friendly gardens.
On line seminars
Twitter Worth following on Twitter:
- BBKA@britishbee
- Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson
Bedtime reading
- Welsh Beekeepers - contains Wally Shaw's booklets.
- Apidologie French magazine in English.
- Bee Craft magazine
- Northern Bee Books
You Tube Lots of good sites but UK beekeeping is not USA beekeeping.
When did you last have to protect your hives from bears?
- Norfolk Honey Company My favourite video site.
- Gwenyn Gruffydd Welsh bee videos
- BIBBA
- LASI Bee Research
- BBKA
- Richard Noel in Brittany
- Why we don't want Asian Hornets.
Blogs
- Chris Slade's Blog is one well worth reading.
- The Apiarist - another useful blog.
- Honey bee Suite USA based but useful for beginners.
- Scientific Beekeeping USA based but full of useful information.
- The Walrus and the Honeybee is a strange name but interesting.
- The Bee Listener based in Scotland. An interesting blog.
- Adventure in Beesland- London based blog which is an entertaining read.
- The Natural Beekeeping Trust -for those against any chemical use.
- Talking With Bees does not post very often but it is worth a read.
- The Bee Journal USA based and quite scientific
- Foxhound Bee Company USA based with useful information for beginners.
Some extra tips
- To download YouTube videos use 4K Video Download.
- For more academic articles search on Google Scholar
- Use "Apis mellifera" rather than "Honeybee" for scholarly articles.
- Use "Vespa velutina" rather than "Asian Hornet"for scholarly articles.